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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nature and Aim of Fiction, Writing Short Stories and On Her Own Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the telephone repairman comment on when O'Connor asked what he thinks of the peacock?
(a) Its legs.
(b) Its bad attitude.
(c) Its tail.
(d) Its coloring.

2. What award did Percy Walker win?
(a) Regional Book Prize.
(b) National Book Award.
(c) Georgia Writers Grant.
(d) National Novelist Award.

3. How much was a pair of peafowl that O'Connor saw in the paper?
(a) $65.
(b) $20.
(c) $150.
(d) $30.

4. In what magazine did O'Connor read an editorial challenging her and other writers?
(a) Time.
(b) Newsweek.
(c) Life.
(d) Southern Living.

5. What does O'Connor say the serious writer is interested in?
(a) Pleasing the reader.
(b) The habit of art.
(c) Getting outside of their comfort zone.
(d) Studying and learning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thomas Mann said that the grotesque is what style?

2. What does O'Connor say fiction should deal with?

3. Granville Hicks reviewed a novel by whom?

4. What is O'Connor's advice for writers who do not want to be regional?

5. Where did O'Connor's first set of peafowl come from?

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